Re: interesting pick

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Fri Dec 19 2003 - 23:32:46 EST

droo wrote:

>
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:29:16 -0500, andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote:
>
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>> droo wrote:
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>>> In any case, the hemi will tow whatever faster than the Nissan. Which
>>> makes Nissan's ad misleading.
>>
>>
>> um.....what?
>>
>> For the record, "fast" and "tow" don't go into the same sentence for
>> purely safety reasons.
>
>
> The hemi has more hp. That means it can get up to speed in a shorter
> amount of time than the Nissan.

TQ is what *gets* you moving, and HP is what *keeps* you moving. When
you are getting started, HP doesn't help much - you need rotational force.

HP is only a calculated value anyway, based upon - yep - torque. TQ is
the amount of work done, HP is the amount of work done in a period of time. 

-- 
-andy

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